Chakma Circle Chief, Raja Barrister Devasish Roy sent a memorandum to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry on 8 November 2017 against the Ministry’s directive on the use of “adivasi” (Indigenous Peoples). Raja Devasish Roy, provided statements in his letter with the arguments to use different terms of indigenous ...

Villagers were forced to leave their homes after extensive flooding caused by the controversial Lower Sesan II dam. KT/Mai Vireak
Local authorities have agreed to allow the last families refusing to relocate from their homes near the Lower Sesan II dam to establish a new village ...

In November 2017, Nagaland and Manipur, two states in India’s North East with ongoing indigenous peoples’ Self Determination movement witnessed the extension of Disturbed Area, a precondition for promulgation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, 1958 (AFSPA, 1958), permitting the suspension of ...

Today, in commemoration of the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) pays its highest tribute to all women activists who valiantly fight for women’s human rights against all forms of discrimination, inequality, and economic and political oppression. We especially honor ...

Abdon Nababan, winner of the 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Award, has worked tirelessly to fight for the rights of his country’s marginalised communities
Abdon Nababan (left) receives his award from Leni Robredo, vice-president of the Philippines, and Ramon del Rosario, Jr, chairman of Ramon Magsaysay Award ...

A hydropower dam on the Sesan River in northern Cambodia threatens indigenous communities
In the rainy season, shrubs and small trees are submerged in the Sesan River. The Sesan runs from east to west from Vietnam’s central highlands across the northern Ratanakiri region of Cambodia where ...

The gangrape and murder of a minor Adivasi girl in North Dinajpur in West Bengal has resulted in massive protests across the region and once again highlighted how Adivasis in Bengal continue to be treated as second-class citizens in the state.
The minor girl belonged to ...

The Sumatran rainforests of Indonesia are home to the Orang Rimba - the people of the jungle. Their faith and nomadic way of life are not recognised by the state and, as their forests are destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations, many are ...

Activists are demanding the repeal of a law to increase forest cover by planting more trees, saying it is encouraging deforestation and depriving indigenous communities of their settlements and livelihoods.
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, enacted in 2016, allocated 420 billion rupees ($6.4 billion) to ...

A large delegation of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples welcomed guests from Aotearoa, Canada, Hawaii, Tahiti, Guam, Malaysia and the Philippines this week for the 2017 International Austronesian Conference in Taipei.
Conference participants were welcomed at the prestigious Grand Hotel in the presence of Taiwan’s Minister for ...

Indigenous Peoples and Food Security

The independent, sustainable lives in the mountains of Thailand’s indigenous peoples’ way of life is now under threat. Commercial farming, national boundaries and ‘modern life’ is compromising and taking away their last remaining link to the earth—the very source of their distinct indigenous identities, culture and dignity. Food security is becoming a serious problem as indigenous peoples are coerced into becoming employees of the international food industry in addition to their other policies related to land use and management, as well as social and political pressure to leave their homelands in search of a ‘better’ life.

This video is a record of two hill tribe communities and how they are being affected alongside commentary from experts in related areas

Indigenous Women’s Rights

We live in a time when public opinion is demanding a fairer and more equitable planet. There is no more important element to address this than the equality of men and women. This 4-minute animation video outlines the recommendations from CEDAW (Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women) and UNDRIP (UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) particularly on indigenous women that guide and help us to move in this direction.

Forest Conservation: A Message from Indigenous Women

"Climate Change in a reality. In order to mitigate its adverse impact, there no doubt that we need to conserve our forests. In this video meet the women and men of the Kouy indigenous peoples of Cambodia to discover more about what the forest means to them and how indigenous women have taken the lead to protect the forest."

When can we go back!

"It took over twenty years of hard work by Indigenous Peoples representatives to have a declaration affirming the collective rights of Indigenous peoples to be adopted by the United Nations. Most of the countries in Asia have adopted this United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Here is a story of Karen Indigenous Peoples in Thailand illustrating why we need this declaration and what can happen when the basic human rights of indigenous peoples are ignored."

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